“Laurie, if you keep the school closed, you send these kids the wrong message. School isn’t supposed to be dangerous. It’s not a place they should be afraid of. It’s their second home. It’s where they spend most of their waking hours. They want to be there. They want to be with their friends, not stuck at home, hiding under the bed so the bogeyman doesn’t get them.”
I’d argue that closing schools until murderers are arrested is a good idea. It’s a nice thought—that kids should feel safe in schools—but empirically, we know they aren’t. Ever since Columbine everyone knows that.
